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Outdoors

Dickinson club assists hunter education

SAGOLA — Sagola Township Sportsmen’s Club in Channing will host a hunter education field day from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19. To register, a student must first have completed an approved online course. Once completed, students must register through the Michigan Department of ...

Wisconsin’s spring turkey season ‘very successful’

IRON MOUNTAIN — Wisconsin turkey hunters registered 42,439 birds during the spring season that ended May 30, a 7% increase from the five-year average, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said. The season started April 15 with a two-day youth hunt for hunters under age 16. A ...

‘Big Shooters’ rifle team earns awards at 4-H event in De Pere

CHANNING — Four members of the Sagola Township Sportsmen’s Club youth shooting program earning top finishes at the Brown County 4-H Shoot, held at the De Pere Sportsmen’s Club in De Pere, Wis. Participants were broken into three age categories and were welcome to participate in numerous ...

DNR to lift baiting ban in UP’s CWD zone

The Upper Peninsula Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Zone — which includes parts of Delta, Dickinson and Menominee counties — will be removed beginning with this year’s hunting seasons, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said. As a result, hunters in this area can resume ...

Porcupines carry famous weaponry but by nature they’d rather retreat

In my opinion, the Northwoods may not have a more signature animal than the porcupine. Among the 12 New World porcupines only the North American is capable of surviving in northern climes; the others dwell in Central and South America, which is where New World porcupines originated before ...

Fishing is free this weekend in Michigan; walleyes biting

IRON MOUNTAIN — This is “Three Free” Weekend in Michigan. Residents and visitors can fish without a license, ride state-designated trails without an ORV license or trail permit, or get access to state parks and boat landings without a Recreation Passport. “It’s that time of year ...